Bhubaneswar, March 15 -- An eleven-day-old infant boy allegedly sold off by his parents was rescued by the police at Imam Nagar in Jagatpur area of Cuttack district on Wednesday.

According to sources, a woman of Imam Nagar had allegedly brought the baby from Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack and kept him in her house. During this period, she was planning to sell him to someone else.

In the nick of the time, the Childline was tipped-off about the woman and her intentions. Taking the piece of information seriously, Childline officials along with police reached at the tipped-off house and found the information to be true.

The baby was rescued and has been sent to Basundhara shelter home located at Bidanasi.

Meanwhile, police have detained two wome...